As we gather here tonight, Iran has begun to eliminate its stockpile of higher levels of enriched uranium. Full Text of President Obamaâs 2014 State of the Union Address January 28, 2014. Importantly, as part of the interim plan, Iran has diluted or converted its stockpile of 20 percent enriched uranium.
areolar tissue, a kind of connective tissue having little tensile strength and consisting of loosely woven fibers and areolae. It occupies the interspaces of the body. Also called fibroareolar tissue. Compare fibrous tissue.
Areolar connective tissue has no obvious structure, like layers or rows of cells. You might think that this would make it harder to identify. But if you realize that the lack of pattern is one of the distinguishing characteristics of. areolar connective tissue, you have learned a cue that will allow you to recognize it. Areolar connective tissue is made of cells and extracellular matrix (extra- means outside, so the extracellular matrix is material that is outside of the cells). The matrix has two components, fibers and ground substance. In the images on this page, you can see the fibers very easily--they look like threads.